Union undergarment.



J. 0. SCOTT. UNION UNDERGARMBNT, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1908.

Patenied Nav.17, 190s.

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I (Ittomugo J. C. SCOTT. UNION UNDERGARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE13, 190a.

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JAMES C. SCOTT, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE SCOTT KNITTING COMPANY,

OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO.

UNION UNDERGARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Application filed June 13, 1908. Serial No. 438,370.

mouth, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Union Undergarment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to union under garments and-it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a garment of the character indicated having an opening extending from the neck down the front and under thecrotch and along the lower portion of the posterior.

A gusset is attached to one side of that portion of the opening which extends into the posterior and said gusset'is projected down into the leg of the garment upon the same side. A flap is attached to the opposite side of the posterior portion of the open- 5 ing of the garment and also extends down into the leg at the same side of the garment.

-The gusset and flap are coequal in length and are joined together at. their upper ends at a point at the middle of the back of the gar ment. 7 while the flap in the form of a polyhedron and has one side attached to the back of the garment and extending transversely with relation to the same. The flap is provided The gusset is triangular in shape? with a free upper end portion which is a da pted to overlap the upper end of the gusset and the portion of the garment adjacent thereto. Securing devices are mounted upon the garment adjacent the gusset and to these devices the free end portion of the said flap may be attached. The gusset and flap are so mounted upon the garment that they lie in close contact with each other when the l wearer is in standing position or in seated position and the free end portion of the flap is engaged with one of the securing devices. When, however, the wearer is in seated position and the free end portion of the tie p is disengaged from the securing device the gusset and flap have a tendency to gap with relation to each other. whereby sufiicient opening provided for the posterior of the wearer. The gusset and flapalso cooperate with each other in strengthening the opposite side portions of the garment at the posterior portion of the opening therein and as said parts extend down into the legs of the garment the legs are supported upon the intermediate portion of the garment at points between the upper and lower extremities of the said legs. The securing devices "for the free end portion of the flap are located substantially in alinement with the hip joint of the wearer. The said flap when in engagement withthe securing devices will not bind or interfere with the free movement of the body of the wearer when assuming a seated or standing posture. This is due to the fact that the point of attachment of the free end portion of the said flap is substantially at the center upon which the leg swings with relation to the body of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the garment as it would appear upon one in standing posture and showing the free end portion of the flap in engagement with one of the securing devices. Fig. 2 ]S a rear view of the lower portion of the garment showing the same as it would appear upon one'in standing postnre with the free end portions of the flap disengaged from the securing devices. Fig. 3 is a front view of the garment showing the same as it would appear upon one in standing posture. Fig t is a persp ctive view of the lower portion of. the garment showing the same as it would appear upon one in sitting posture and with the free end por-' lion oil the flap disengaged from the securing devices. .Fig. ii is a \lUW showing the pattern of the flap, and Fig. (3 is a. view showing the pattern of the gusset.

As ha. been above stated the garment is in the form of a union suit of undcr-wear and is provided with the front opening 1 which passes down under the crotch and extends into the posterior opening 2. The gusset 3 is triangular in shape and its side representing the hypotenuse of the triangle is attached to one of the sides of the opening 2 in the posterior of the garment. The shortest side of the said gusset 3 extends down into the legpf the garment upon the same side thereof as that. to which the said gusset is attached. The button or buttons 4 are located upon the gusset 3 in the vicinity of the angle thereof formed between the 10 and short sides of the triangle deseribed %y the said 20 Per end of the 30 middle of the garment.

40 said flap 5.

gusset. The flapy is inserted at its lower end into the other'leg of the garment 1n a similar manner as that described for the lower portion of the gusset 8. The flap 5 is 5 in the form of a polyhedron and the angle at its lower end is equal to the angle at the lower end of the gusset 3. The longest side of the flap 5 is equal in length to the longest side of the gusset 3. The longest side of the flap 5 is sewed to the side of the opening 2 inthe posterior of the garment in a similar manner .as has been described for the side representing the hypotenuse of the triangle described by the gusset 3. The upper portion of the flap 5 is provided with an area 6 transversely with relation to the same. The

upper end of the longest side of the flap 5 is attached to the middle of the back of the garment, consequently, the short side 7 of the said flap is disposed at one side of the The flap 5 is pro vided at a point opposite the angle formed between the long and short side of the gusset 3 with a button hole 8 which is adapted to receive the button 4: mounted upon the said gusset. The upper portion of the flap 5 is provided with a strip 9 which is adapted to be turned over along the line 10, as shown in Fig. 5, and which constitutes a reinforcing strip for the upper or free'port-ion of the The area (3 of the flap 5 is provided with a button hole 11 and the edges of the flap 5 along the area 6 converge toward each other toward the point where the button hole 11 is situated. The buttons 12 are Ettached to the garmentand are mounted upon the strip 13 sewed against the inner side of the garment. The said button hole 11 is adapted to receive any one of the buttons 12 which constitute securing devices for holding the free end portion of the flap 5 snugly against the upper portion of the gusset 7 and the rear portion of the garment. The said buttons 12 are located substantially opposite the hip joint of the wearer, consequently, the area, 5 of the flap 5 will not bind or interfere with the movement of the wearer in assuming a seated or standing position.

From the above description it is obvious that a union suit of underwear is provided 66 having the opening, as specified,which open- 1 ing is reinforced at its posterior portion by means of the gusset and the flap which extend into the leg portion of the garment and eflectually brace and support the same. It

I will also be seen that when the free end portion of the flap 5 is secured by means of the buttons 12 that the said free end portion of the said flap will lie snugly against the upper portion of the gusset 3 and the rear portion of the garment and effectually close the posterior opening therein. W*hen,however, the free endportion of the flap 5 is disengaged from one ofthe buttons 12 and the wearer assumes a seated position the gusset 3 and the said flap 5 will have a tend-' its lower end extends down into the opposite leg of the garment when the free end portion of the said flap 5 is adjusted upon thebuttons 12 such adjustment affects both legs of the garment.

While the foregoing description relates to union suits, the parts described may be used on drawers alone and are especially adapted for ladies wear. v

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters- Patent is a 1. A garment having a continuous front, crotch and posterior opening, a gusset attached to one side of the posterior portion of said opening and extending in to one of the legs of the garment a flap attached to the opposite side of the posterior portion of the opening in the garment and extending into the other leg of the garment, said flap and gusset being coequal in length and being connected together at their upper ends, said Hap having an upper-edge which is attached to the back of the garment and lies in a line at one side of the middle thereof, said flap having a free end portion adapted to he over the upper portion of the gusset and the adjacent rear portion of the garment and securing devices for the free end portion of the flap located substantially in alincment with the hip oint of the wearer.

2. A garment having a continuous front, crotch and posterior opening, a gusset at tached to one side of the posterior portion of said opening, and extending into one of the legs of the garment, a flap attached to the opposite side of the posterior portion of the opening in the garment and extending into the other leg of the garment, said flap and gusset being connected together at their upper ends, said flap having an upper edge which is attached to the'back of the garment and lies in'aline at one side of the micldlejhereof, said flap having a free end portion adapted to lie ox 'er the upper por as my own, I have hereto nflined my signation'of the gusset-and the adjacent rear por- 1 ture in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

tion of the garment and means for adjust l w ably securing the free end portion of the JAMLS 5 flap substantially in ahnement with the hip Witnesses:

joint of the wearer. W. C; STEELE,

In testlmony that I chum the foregoing (101m M. SWABBY 

